International Olympic Committee International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge inspects the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Lesbian A nearly 25-year study published today in "Paediatrics" concludes that children raised in lesbian households are "psychologically well-adjusted" and have "fewer behavioral problems than their peers".
Maize The genetically modified variety of maize known as NK603, outlawed across the European Union, is sown and contaminates fields in seven German states.
North Korea North Korea holds a rare second session of its parliament, with Choe Yong-rim appointed to replace Kim Yong-il as Premier.
German Chancellor Chancellor Angela Merkel agrees €80 billion of savings spread across four years with her coalition cabinet.
Collateral murder 22-year-old U.S. Army intelligence analyst, SPC Bradley Manning, is named as the alleged source of the leak of the Collateral murder video, along with the Granai massacre video and other documents, said to be in the possession of Wikileaks.
Chubb Security A Chubb Security security guard is shot dead in a gunfight after being ambushed by gunmen whilst delivering cash to a Bank in the Sydney CBD, Australia.
Bhopal The Magistrate court in Bhopal, India convicts eight people, one posthumously, for their role in the Bhopal disaster industrial castastrophe 25 years ago in 1984.
Joran van der Sloot The main suspect in the murder of Stephany Flores Ramírez, Joran van der Sloot, confesses to her murder in Peru.
Helen Thomas Veteran American journalist Helen Thomas announces she is retiring, after apologizing for making remarks saying Jews should leave Israel and return to Europe are widely condemned in the United States.
Cyprus The Cyprus-based Free Gaza Movement packs up and leaves Cyprus for London after the Cypriot government's decision to interfere with and disrupt last week's international aid flotilla.
Migrant worker The number of migrant workers who died or were injured at South Korea's workplaces has risen over the last three years to reach nearly 14,500.
Derails 9 passengers are injured and a train carriage left dangling over an embankment after a derailment in Scotland.
Poland Polish officials say 6,000 Polish zloty were withdrawn using credit cards stolen from a passenger killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash near Smolensk. Poland says four soldiers have been arrested, while Russia denies this.
World Environment Day Two people die and 14 others are injured when a car ploughs into a crowd of spectators at a rally for World Environment Day in Gatsibo, Rwanda.
Natural gas At least three people die and 10 go missing during an explosion in a natural gas pipeline in Cleburne, Texas.
Midwest U.S. At least 5 people are confirmed dead as tornados and storms batter the Midwest U.S. state of Ohio.
Tropical Storm Agatha A total of 172 people are killed in the floods caused by Tropical Storm Agatha that struck Guatemala.
Canada Canadian poet Anne Michaels's novel "Fugitive Pieces" has been judged, by a panel of teenagers, the best Orange Prize for Fiction winner in its 15-year history. "Fugitive Pieces" won the Prize in 1997.
Israeli Navy The Israeli Navy kills four Palestinians wearing diving gear; Israel says they were carrying weapons and planning an attack, off the coast of Gaza.